Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
64% |
19% |
43% |
22% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
35% |
35% |
37% |
||
| Total disapprove |
39% |
15% |
62% |
30% |
52% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
38% |
||
| Strongly approve |
7% |
16% |
1% |
12% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
||
| Approve |
28% |
48% |
18% |
31% |
19% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
30% |
31% |
||
| Disapprove |
23% |
12% |
28% |
25% |
32% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
16% |
3% |
34% |
5% |
20% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
||
| Don’t know |
26% |
21% |
18% |
28% |
26% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
29% |
29% |
25% |
35% (down 2% since November) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 39% (up 1%) disapprove – for a net rating of -4 (down 3%).
64% (up 1%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 15% (down 2%) disapprove.
39% of men and 32% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 42% of men and 35% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July 14 |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
|
| Total approve |
37% |
63% |
24% |
35% |
21% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
35% |
35% |
||
| Total disapprove |
38% |
17% |
57% |
40% |
58% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
||
| Strongly approve |
6% |
12% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
||
| Approve |
31% |
51% |
22% |
32% |
17% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
30% |
30% |
||
| Disapprove |
25% |
14% |
30% |
32% |
46% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
24% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
13% |
3% |
27% |
8% |
12% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
19% |
14% |
12% |
||
| Don’t know |
25% |
20 |
20% |
25% |
21% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
29% |
29% |
37% (up 2% since October) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 38% (up 2%) disapprove – for a net rating of -1 (no change)
63% (up 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 17% (no change) disapprove.
40% of men and 33% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 43% of men and 33% of women disapprove.
approval of bill shorten, Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
July 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
61% |
24% |
36% |
17% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
35% |
||
| Total disapprove |
36% |
17% |
53% |
36% |
54% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
||
| Strongly approve |
5% |
11% |
2% |
– |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
50% |
22% |
36% |
14% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
30% |
||
| Disapprove |
24% |
14% |
29% |
31% |
45% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
12% |
3% |
24% |
5% |
9% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
19% |
14% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
23% |
22% |
28% |
30% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
29% |
35% (no change since August) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 36% (no change) disapprove.
61% (no change) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 17% (up 1%) disapprove.
40% of men and 31% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 39% of men and 33% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib /Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
12 Nov |
14 Jan |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
8 Apr |
13 May |
11 Jun |
8 Jul |
|
| Total approve |
34% |
63% |
14% |
35% |
26% |
31% |
35% |
30% |
32% |
34% |
35% |
38% |
36% |
||
| Total dis-approve |
40% |
14% |
70% |
30% |
52% |
27% |
32% |
34% |
39% |
38% |
37% |
40% |
39% |
||
| Strongly approve |
7% |
15% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
||
| Approve |
27% |
48% |
12% |
31% |
23% |
26% |
30% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
29% |
31% |
30% |
||
| Dis- approve |
21% |
11% |
32% |
23% |
27% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
22% |
||
| Strongly dis -approve |
19% |
3% |
38% |
7% |
25% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
18% |
17% |
||
| Don’t know |
25% |
23% |
17% |
34% |
22% |
43% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
28% |
28% |
22% |
25% |
34% (down 2% since July) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 40% (up 1%) disapprove. This represents a decline in net rating from -3 to -6.
63% (down 1%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 14% (down 2%) disapprove.
33% of men and 36% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 46% of men and 35% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
12 |
10 Dec |
14 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
8 April |
13 May |
|
| Total approve |
38% |
65% |
20% |
49% |
13% |
31% |
39% |
35% |
30% |
32% |
34% |
35% |
|
| Total disapprove |
40% |
16% |
64% |
30% |
65% |
27% |
31% |
32% |
34% |
39% |
38% |
37% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
15% |
3% |
2% |
– |
5% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
|
| Approve |
31% |
50% |
17% |
47% |
13% |
26% |
32% |
30% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
29% |
|
| Disapprove |
22% |
13% |
29% |
26% |
35% |
17% |
19% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
22% |
19% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
18% |
3% |
35% |
4% |
30% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
20% |
16% |
21% |
22% |
43% |
31% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
28% |
28% |
38% (up 3% since May) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 40% (up 3%) disapprove.
65% (up 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 16% (up 5%) disapprove. Greens voters were split with 49% approving and 30% disapproving.
41% of men and 35% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 43% of men and 37% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
12 Nov 2013 |
10 Dec |
14 jan 2014 |
11 Mar |
8 April |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
63% |
17% |
34% |
27% |
31% |
39% |
35% |
32% |
34% |
| Total disapprove |
37% |
11% |
64% |
35% |
44% |
27% |
31% |
32% |
39% |
38% |
| Strongly approve |
6% |
14% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
6% |
| Approve |
29% |
49% |
16% |
32% |
24% |
26% |
32% |
30% |
28% |
28% |
| Disapprove |
19% |
10% |
26% |
29% |
23% |
17% |
19% |
20% |
24% |
22% |
| Strongly disapprove |
18% |
1% |
38% |
6% |
21% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
15% |
16% |
| Don’t know |
28% |
27% |
19% |
32% |
29% |
43% |
31% |
32% |
29% |
28% |
37% of Australians disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader. 35% approve.
These figures are not significantly different from the last time this question was asked, in April 2014.
63% of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing. Just 11% disapprove. Lib/Nat voters were less likely to approve (17%) and more likely to disapprove (64%). Greens voters were split with 34% approving and 35% disapproving.
35% of both males and females approve of Bill Shorten. 48% of males and 46% of females disapprove.
Those aged 30-55 were the most likely to approve (37%), with those aged under 30 (31%) and those aged 55+ (32%) less likely. Those aged under 30 were also far more likely to select ‘don’t know’ (45%). 55% of those aged 55+ disapprove.
approval of bill shorten, Opposition leader
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
12 Nov 2013 |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
|
| Total approve |
34% |
|
62% |
16% |
36% |
29% |
31% |
35% |
30% |
32% |
|
| Total disapprove |
38% |
|
15% |
61% |
35% |
44% |
27% |
32% |
34% |
39% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
12% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
||
| Approve |
28% |
50% |
13% |
34% |
27% |
26% |
30% |
26% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
13% |
29% |
27% |
25% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
16% |
2% |
32% |
8% |
19% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
||
| Don’t know |
28% |
23% |
23% |
30% |
25% |
43% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
34% (up 2%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 38% (down 1%) disapprove. 28% could not give an opinion. This represents an improvement in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last four weeks from net -7 to net -4.
By gender – 36% (no change) of men approve and 44% (up 2%) disapprove; 32% (up 3%) of women approve and 32% (down 4%) disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
12 Nov 2013 |
10 Dec |
14 jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
|
| Total approve |
32% |
57% |
17% |
45% |
19% |
31% |
39% |
35% |
30% |
| Total disapprove |
39% |
15% |
62% |
29% |
46% |
27% |
31% |
32% |
34% |
| Strongly approve |
4% |
10% |
2% |
– |
2% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
| Approve |
28% |
47% |
15% |
45% |
17% |
26% |
32% |
30% |
26% |
| Disapprove |
24% |
14% |
31% |
24% |
31% |
17% |
19% |
20% |
21% |
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
1% |
31% |
5% |
15% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
13% |
| Don’t know |
29% |
28% |
20% |
26% |
34% |
43% |
31% |
32% |
35% |
32% (up 2%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 39% (up 5%) disapprove. 29% could not give an opinion. This represents a decline in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last four weeks from net -4 to net -7.
By gender – 36% (up 3%) of men approve and 42% (no change) disapprove; 29% (up 1%) of women approve and 36% (up 8%) disapprove.